The number of respondents saying they had no religion was the biggest gainer, rising from 25% a decade ago to 37% now
The two British nations have fallen from 59% self-described Christian in 2011 to 46% in 2021, the Office for National Statistics announced Tuesday. . There was also a rise in the number of Muslims, from 5% in 2011 to 6.5% in 2021. The percentage of respondents saying they were Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Sikh, or other stayed roughly stable over the decade, ONS data show. England is legally a Christian country with an established church, the Church of England, with the monarch as its titular head.
People identifying themselves as Asian – a term that British people generally use to refer to South Asian nations including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh – made up the second largest group, rising from 7.5% in 2011 to 9.3% in 2021. The number of people identifying as Black rose from 1.8% a decade ago to 2.5% now, while the percentage choosing “Other” climbed from 0.6% to 1.6% over the decade.
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